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Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020

Introduced: September 8, 2020 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 8, 2020
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Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in coordination with specified federal agencies, to compile a public, searchable database of federal contracts, tax benefits, and other support for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) biomedical research and development, including information regarding the source and amount of such support. HHS must develop the database within one month and periodically update it.

What's happening now September 8, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  • HR 7288 Related bill Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4539: Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4539/
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"S. 4539: Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4539/.
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S. 4539, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4539/.
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